The Mizzou men’s basketball team takes on its third-straight ranked opponent when it hosts No. 22\/22 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Tipoff at Mizzou Arena is set for 8 p.m. on SEC Network.<\/p>\n
PROMOTIONS
\n\u2022 Fans can purchase beers from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mizzou Arena for just $1.99 each.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE TIGERS ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS SERIES HISTORY HOME SWEET HOME ALL-AROUND LEADER IN MITCHELL MR. VERSATILE, MARK MITCHELL LENDING A HELPING HAND STARTING ROLE
\n\u2022 Missouri owns an 18-9 overall record in 2025-26 with an 8-6 mark in SEC play.
\n\u2022 The Tigers have won four of their last six games, splitting a pair of games against ranked foes last week with a win over No. 19 Vanderbilt before falling at No. 20 Arkansas.
\n\u2022 Senior Mark Mitchell<\/a> leads the Tigers with 17.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Mitchell led Mizzou with 26 points and eight assists Saturday at Arkansas.
\n\u2022 Three Tigers are scoring in double figures with five recording at least nine points per game \u2013 Jayden Stone<\/a> (14.9), Trent Pierce<\/a> (11.0), Jacob Crews<\/a> (9.5) and Anthony Robinson II<\/a> (9.0).
\n\u2022 The Tigers are tallying 80.3 points per game with a scoring defense of 75.3.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Tennessee is 20-7 overall with a 10-4 mark in SEC action this season.
\n\u2022 The Volunteers have won their last four games, including a win at No. 19 Vanderbilt on Saturday.
\n\u2022 Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament lead the team in scoring with 18.1 and 18.0 points, respectively.
\n\u2022 Gillespie also has a team-best 5.3 assists, while Ament leads the team with 6.5 rebounds.
\n\u2022 The Volunteers are averaging 80.9 points per game, while allowing 69.0.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 In 23 all-time meetings, Tennessee holds a slight edge over the Tigers, 13-10.
\n\u2022 The road team has won six of the last eight regular-season meetings. MU last defeated the Volunteers at Mizzou Arena in 2018, having lost its last five home games in the series.
\n\u2022 The last four games have been decided by single digits, including three of the last four decided by five or fewer points.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Mizzou owns one of the top home-court advantages in the country over the last two years.
\n\u2022 Since the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the Tigers are 32-4 at Mizzou Arena.
\n\u2022 Mizzou’s 32 home wins during the last two years are the third-most in the nation, behind only George Mason and High Point with 33.
\n\u2022 The Tigers own a 14-2 record at Mizzou Arena in 2025-26, including a 5-2 mark in SEC play.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The team’s top threat remains Mark Mitchell<\/a> as he’s the team’s all-around leader in 2025-26.
\n\u2022 Mitchell leads Mizzou in points (17.2), rebounds (5.5) and assists (3.8) this season.
\n\u2022 He is aiming to become just the second player in school history to lead the Tigers in all three categories, joining Albert White in 1998-99.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Mark Mitchell<\/a> and his all-around game has been on display throughout the season.
\n\u2022 Mitchell is just one of nine players in the nation to have totaled 450 points, 140 rebounds and 100 assists during the 2025-26 campaign.
\n\u2022 Mitchell is also aiming to be the first Tiger to tally 17 points, five boards and three assists since Big Eight Player of the Year Anthony Peeler during the 1991-92 season.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Most impressive about Mark Mitchell<\/a> and his versatility this season comes from his assists.
\n\u2022 Mitchell leads Mizzou with 3.8 assists per game \u2013 double his previous career high (1.9 last year).
\n\u2022 In SEC play, Mitchell ranks fifth in the league with 4.6 assists per game and first with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.42.
\n\u2022 Mitchell’s passing has become more of a weapon as of late \u2013 recording at least eight assists in three of the last four games (never had eight assists in his first 123 games previously).
\n\u2022 Additionally, of his 65 assists against SEC schools, 34 have resulted in a 3-pointer (52.3 percent).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 After time with an injury to start the year, Trent Pierce<\/a> has found his groove as of late.
\n\u2022 Pierce has started the last six games and played at least 30 minutes in all six contests.
\n\u2022 During the span, he is averaging 14.3 points \u2013 shooting 56.7 percent overall and 41.4 percent from 3-point range.
\n\u2022 The junior has tallied at least 20 points in two of the last four games \u2013 he tallied 20 once in his first 64 career games.<\/p>\n